State Farm said yesterday that as of Saturday it received 6,300 claims, 3,600 home claims and 2,700 auto claims.

January through March is a relatively quiet period in terms of tornado outbreaks. Historically, the most active period is April through July. Last year proved a particularly active April with 758 tornadoes.

The National Weather Service says the costliest tornado on record was the EF-5 that hit Joplin, Mo. on May 22, which cost an estimated $2.8 billion in damage. That twister claimed 116 lives and claims payments are estimated to reach $2 billion.